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  1. 02-22-2001, 12:53 PM #1
    DENIS
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    RAISED PANEL CABINET DOORS

    I AM CONFUSED ABOUT HOW TO MAKE RAISED CABINET DOORS, I HAVE ACCESS TO A ROUTER AS WELL AS A TABLE SAW. I HAVE MADE A COUPLE OF PANEL DOORS BEFORE BUT THE PANELS ARE RAISED ABOVE THE FRAMES OF THE DOOR. HOW DO I GET THE PANELS FLUSH WITH THE FRAMES. I HAVE BEEN USING 3/4 INCH OAK FOR THE FRAMES AND STORE BOUGHT 3/4 GLUED OAK FOR THE PANELS.. ANY INFO WOULD BE APPRECIATED
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  2. 02-22-2001, 01:13 PM #2
    MadMark
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    RE: RAISED PANEL CABINET DOORS

    The back of the panel is offset from the back of the door, usually by ¼". This is normal. If the rails and stiles and the panel are the same thickness, then the panel will be raised ¼" from the frame.

    There are two solutions:

    Use different thickness for the panels and the rails/stiles.

    They make special panel cutters that undercut the back so that the panel sits flush.

    CMT/Sommerfeld sells them.

    http://www.sommerfeldtools.com/html/images/80051711.jpg
    http://www.sommerfeldtools.com/category.asp?id_=98

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  3. 02-22-2001, 05:26 PM #3
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    RE: RAISED PANEL CABINET DOORS

    www.eagle-america.com sells dedicated "backcutters" both bevel and cove. They're less than $30.

    You can also hack away the excess material from the back of the reveal on your TS (you'll want to first install a sacrificial fence) so that panel and frame are flush.
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  4. 02-22-2001, 05:32 PM #4
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    RE: RAISED PANEL CABINET DOORS

    Just a thought couldn't you also use a rabbit bit to make the back cut?
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  5. 02-22-2001, 07:17 PM #5
    MadMark
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    RE: RAISED PANEL CABINET DOORS

    Sure can. You could even use the TS. But the one piece bit sets are a fast and easy solution. They're also easier to use from the standpoint that you have more edge for the bearing to ride on. After the first cut, there isn't much left for the bearing for the rabbeter. The gentle curved undercut is considered better looking, but few people will notice the inside lip of your cabinet doors.

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  6. 02-22-2001, 09:37 PM #6
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    RE: RAISED PANEL CABINET DOORS

    Don't use stacked cutters myself. I use big 3 wing bits for reveals and make an additional pass for the "backcutter" -- it seems to cut across grain a little cleaner. On cathedral and eyebrow arch panels, that's important due to the curve of the top cut on the blank, as I'm sure we all know.

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  7. 02-23-2001, 09:25 AM #7
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    RE: RAISED PANEL CABINET DOORS

    THANKS TO ALL WHO RESPONDED WITH INFORMATION ON RAISED PANEL DOORS
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  8. 02-23-2001, 09:28 AM #8
    MadMark
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    RE: RAISED PANEL CABINET DOORS

    Psst: Turn off CAPS LOCK. Here on the web it's considered SHOUTING!

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